Members of Congress clash over funding for Homeland Security after US strikes on Iran

Lawmakers are ratcheting up a showdown over funding for the Department of Homeland Security over concerns that the United States is at greater risk following U.S. and Israeli strikes in Iran.

After news of the attacks broke, members of Congress started sparring online with competing social media posts arguing over whether the partial shutdown of DHS, now in its third week, should come to a quick resolution. In a congressional hearing on Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blamed Democrats for halting her agency’s funding amid a heightened threat environment.

“As a result, critical national security missions, including border security, immigration enforcement, aviation security, disaster response, cybersecurity and the protection of critical infrastructure are all being strained,” Secretary Noem told the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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